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Sofija Bilevičiūtė-Zubovienė
Sofija Zubovienė ''née'' Bilevičiūtė (; 1860–1932) was a Lithuanians, Lithuanian noblewoman. Together with her husband count Vladimir Zubov, she established and maintained six primary schools for children of manor workers and peasants in their estates near Šiauliai. Biography Early life and education Bilevičiūtė was born into (Billewicz), an old Samogitian noble family, on 15 May 1860 in Kaunas. She was the great-aunt of Józef Piłsudski, the head of state of independent Poland. During her youth she was teaching him and his siblings mathematics. Her sister was educational activist Joanna Narutowicz, whose husband Stanisław Narutowicz was signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania. Her father Hipolit Billewicz (Ipolitas Bilevičius) received a degree in philosophy and published in 1901 a philosophical treaty: ''Dumanie o Bogu i przeznaczeniu człowieka'' ("Wondering about God and the destiny of man"). He took her on his trips to western Europe, but she spent mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaunas
Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Trakai Palatinate since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. During the interwar period, it served as the temporary capital of Lithuania, when Vilnius was seized and controlled by Poland between 1920 and 1939. During that period Kaunas was celebrated for its rich cultural and academic life, fashion, construction of countless Art Deco and Lithuanian National Romanticism architectural-style buildings as well as popular furniture, the interior design of the time, and a widespread café culture. The city interwar architecture is regarded as among the finest examples of European Art Deco and has received the European Heritage Label. It contributed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
